Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Belgium vs Romania, European Championship 2024 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2024
Belgium
2 – 0
Full Time
Romania
Sat 22 Jun 2024 · 19:00 UTC RheinEnergieSTADION 42,535 HT 45' · FT 45'
Youri Tielemans 2' 1–0
Kevin De Bruyne 80' 2–0
Dodi Lukebakio 35' Y
Y 59' Nicusor Bancu
Y 65' Marius Mihai Marin

Overview

Match Preview

Belgium vs Romania — European Championship at RheinEnergieSTADION.

  • Belgium 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
  • Romania 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)

Match Details

  • Referee Szymon Marciniak
  • Assistant 1 Tomasz Listkiewicz
  • Assistant 2
9 games this season 🟨 2.9/game ⚽ 7.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

1
1
Belgium 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Romania
Last 5 meetings
2024-06-22 Belgium 2–0 Romania 2016-11-04 Romania 3–0 Belgium

Recent Form

Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jun Romania H 2–0 W
17 Jun Slovakia H 0–1 L
01 Dec Croatia A 0–0 D
27 Nov Morocco H 0–2 L
23 Nov Canada H 1–0 W
02 Jul Italy H 1–2 L
Romania
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jun Belgium A 0–2 L
17 Jun Ukraine H 3–0 W
05 May Shaftesbury FC H 0–1 L
28 Apr SSC Napoli A 1–1 D
24 Apr PFC CSKA Moskva H 3–1 W
21 Apr FC Schalke 04 H 1–1 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season
25% Clean Sheets
Romania this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Belgium
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Romania
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Romania
Razvan Marin 2 G
Denis Dragus 1 G
Nicolae Stanciu 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Belgium and Romania get this one started.
  • 2' GOAL! Youri Tielemans scores on 2. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku
  • 7' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 7 minutes.
  • 12' Razvan Marin, a Romania , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 17' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 22' Romania is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 27' Romania is showing some good football. However, Romania are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' Dodi Lukebakio picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Romania that had 148 games and scored 15 goals.
  • 50' Dodi Lukebakio needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' A tactical swap from Belgium — Leandro Trossard on, Dodi Lukebakio off on 56 minutes.
  • 59' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nicusor Bancu on 59.
  • 64' Andrei Burca has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 133 appearances.
  • 65' Marius Mihai Marin picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Darius Olaru. He replaces Marius Mihai Marin on 68 minute.
  • 72' Another substitution for Belgium to replace Youri Tielemans by Orel Mangala on 72 minute.
  • 77' Belgium ring the changes. Arthur Theate has done his job and it is now time for Zeno Debast to step up.
  • 80' Kevin De Bruyne makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Belgium are in front.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Romania — Denis Alibec on, Denis Dragus off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Belgium currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' Deian Sorescu is replacing Andrei Ratiu for the Romania side.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Belgium Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenico Tedesco

Romania Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Edward Iordanescu

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.24 Belgium xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Romania xG
I would bet for: Belgium or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Belgium43% Draw29% Romania28%
Actual: Belgium win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Belgium or Draw
72%
Draw or Romania
57%
Belgium or Romania
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Belgium28% Draw51% Romania21%
Actual: Belgium win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
12.6%
1 – 0
11.6%
0 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.3%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Belgium

Handicap Belgium covers Push Romania covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 22% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Belgium keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Romania keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.